rubber

The definition of a rubber is someone who massages something, or slang for a condom.

An example of a rubber is a massuese.

An example of a rubber is a Trojan brand condom.

Rubber is a material made from the sap of a tree to create tires, molds and other materials.

An example of rubber is the original material used for car tires.

rubber

noun

a person or thing that rubs, as in polishing, scraping, massaging, etc.

Origin of rubber

from origin, originally use as an eraser an elastic substance produced by coagulating and drying the milky sap (latex) of various tropical plants, esp. a tree (Hevea brasiliensis) of the spurge family: now most often produced synthetically or by chemically altering latex to obtain desired characteristics for use in making automobile tires, electrical insulation, molded objects and parts, etc.: in pure form rubber is a white, unsaturated hydrocarbon, having the formula (CH)

something made of this substance; specif.,

an eraser

☆ a low-cut overshoe

Slang a condom

☆ Baseball an oblong rubber slab set in the pitcher's mound: the pitcher's foot must touch the rubber as each pitch is thrown

Bridge a series of three games, two of which must be won to win the series

Origin of rubber

; from uncertain or unknown; perhaps

rubber

noun

A yellowish, amorphous, elastic material, composed almost entirely of an isoprene polymer, obtained from the milky sap or latex of various tropical plants, especially the rubber tree, and vulcanized, pigmented, finished, and modified into products such as electric insulation, elastic bands and belts, tires, and containers. Also called caoutchouc, India rubber.

Any of numerous synthetic elastic materials of varying chemical composition with properties similar to those of natural rubber; an elastomer.

A low overshoe made of rubber.

Baseball The rectangular piece of hard rubber that the pitcher must remain in contact with when making a pitch.

Something made of rubber, as:

a. An eraser.

b. A tire.

c. A set of tires on a vehicle.

Slang A condom.

One that rubs, especially one that gives a massage.

Origin of rubber

From rub.

noun

A series of games of which two out of three or three out of five must be won to terminate the play.

"Still, I confess that I miss my rubber. It is the first Saturday night for seven-and-twenty years that I have not had my rubber." "I think you will find that you will play for a higher stake to-night than you have ever done yet, and that the play will be more exciting."

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All I gotta say about Elian is, thank God he's Cuban. 'Cause if he had been Haitian, you'd have never heard about his ass. If Elian Gonzalez was Elian Mumoombo from Haiti, they'd have pushed that little rubber tube back into the water. "Sorry, fella. All full."